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Years ago, many RNC users pined for less invisible compression and requested that FMR Audio offer a more colorful compressor, suitable for bass guitar, drums and other sources in need of added sonic texture. In response, FMR Audio's designer went to the RNC archives and resurrected a version of R... Read MoreRetail Price: $239.00 Our Price: $219.00
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Description
Years ago, many RNC users pined for less invisible compression and requested that FMR Audio offer a more colorful compressor, suitable for bass guitar, drums and other sources in need of added sonic texture. In response, FMR Audio's designer went to the RNC archives and resurrected a version of RNC software that had been rejected for release because it wasn't invisible enough! The result: a compressor reminiscent of some classic opto compressors used to just level the signal rather than tame every transient. To celebrate the RNLA's sonic color, a bright red knob was chosen as a visual metaphor. Although the most recent version ships with a less ostentatious red-striped knob (not shown), the RNLA's sonic color remains bolder than ever...
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How It Sounds
"Thick" and "gooey" is how some of our customer's have described the RNLA's sound. The RNLA is, admittedly, much "gentler" and not as apt to grab'n'run with the signal. Like an old-timey photocell, the RNLA is a little resistant to responding right away, but requires the signal to be there for a while to get the photocell to act. This action yields a soft musicality to the compressor's action that adds a desirable characteristic to the source signal.
How It's Done
The RNLA and the RNC share much of the same hardware, but run different algorithms to achieve the desired effect. The RNLA exercises the well-known dictum (among dynamic processor designers) that, after the static characteristics of the signal path, the main contributors to a processor's sound are the shapes of the attack & release envelopes. The RNLA's software then transforms the sidechain signal into a drive signal for the VCA that both slows things down a bit and totally reshapes the crisp and quick action of the RNC's "normal" mode. This reshaping (and slow down) are the primary sonic drivers behind the RNLA's "thick and gooey" sound!
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Product Specs
Size | 1/3 x 1 EIA rack unit |
Connectors | Left/Right 1/4" unbalanced inputs (TS, or TRS for console inserts) |
Left/Right 1/4" balanced, single-ended outputs | |
TRS sidechain | |
Controls and Displays | Rotary: Threshold, Ratio, Attack Time, Release Time, Output Level Switches: Bypass, Mode Select Meter: 8-segment LED Gain Reduction, 0-16 dB |
Modes | Normal: Provides fast attack/release Log Rel: Provides release envelope acceleration to aid maintenance |
of transient "punch" | |
Operating Level | 0.775 Vrms (0 dBu) nominal for +22 dB headroom |
1.228 Vrms (+4 dBu) nominal for +18 dB headroom | |
Noise | Less than -90 dBu over 20-20k Hz |
Typically -95 dBu over 20-20k Hz | |
Frequency response | 10 - 100k Hz ±0.5dB @ 0 dBu |
Clip point | +22.5dBu @ 3% THD, 1kHz, greater than 2k Ohm load |
Distortion | Less than 0.1%, no gain reduction @ 1 kHz, 0 dBu; Less than 0.5%, 6 dB G.R. @ 1 kHz, 6:1, 6.0 msec attack, 0.5 sec. |
release, 0 dB gain, 0 dBu | |
Threshold range | -40dBu to +20dBu |
Ratio range | 1:1 to 25:1 |
Attack range | 0.2 msec to 200msec for 100% correction with <15dB over threshold input signal |
Release range | .05 sec to 5.0 sec for 100% recovery with 15dB G.R. |
Output trim range | ±15dB |
AC Power | Wall transformer, 9VAC @ 500mA, 2.1mm jack |
Dimensions | 5.5" x 5.5" x 1.6" |
Weight | 2 lbs |
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